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Everything this site stores on your device, what it is for, and how to turn the optional parts off.
Last updated 25 July 2026 · Version 3.0
A cookie is a small text file placed on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage and pixel tags. They let a site remember your choices, keep a session working, and understand how pages are used.
First-party cookies are set by this site. Third-party cookies are set by another domain whose content is loaded on a page, for example an embedded video.
Strictly necessary cookies are set without consent because the site cannot function without them. Everything else, including analytics, is set only after you agree through our consent banner. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time and nothing is lost if you decline: the site works fully with only the necessary cookies.
We keep the list short deliberately. We do not run advertising or profiling cookies, and we do not sell or share personal data through cookies.
Set on every visit. No consent required.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| ss_consent | First party | Records your cookie preferences so we do not ask again on every page | 12 months |
| ss_session | First party | Maintains your session state while you browse | Session |
| ss_csrf | First party | Protects form submissions against cross-site request forgery | Session |
Set only with your consent. Used in aggregate to see which pages are read and where visitors drop off. We configure analytics to anonymise IP addresses and we do not use analytics data to identify individuals.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes returning visitors | 13 months |
| _ga_<ID> | Google Analytics | Maintains session and campaign state | 13 months |
If you replace or remove the analytics provider, update this table at the same time.
Set only with your consent. These remember non-essential preferences, such as a dismissed notice or a chosen filter on the services page, so the site behaves the way you left it.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| ss_prefs | First party | Stores interface preferences such as dismissed banners | 6 months |
Some pages include content hosted elsewhere, such as video or social posts. When an embed loads, the provider may set its own cookies and receive your IP address and page URL under its own policy, over which we have no control. We load embeds only after you have accepted the relevant category, and where a provider offers a privacy-enhanced mode we use it. Providers we may embed include video hosting, LinkedIn, X and Substack.
We do not place advertising, retargeting or cross-site tracking cookies, and we do not participate in real-time bidding. If that ever changes, this policy will be updated before the change goes live and you will be asked to consent separately.
Clearing cookies also clears your recorded preference, so the banner will appear again on your next visit.
Browser Do Not Track signals are not implemented consistently and we do not rely on them. We do honour the Global Privacy Control signal where your browser sends it, treating it as a withdrawal of consent for non-essential cookies.
We review this policy whenever we add or remove a script, and at least annually. The version in force is the one published here with the date shown above.
Questions about cookies can go to privacy@stellarstart.global. How we handle personal data more generally is set out in our Privacy Policy.